Krabi police close sisters' case
Krabi police have closed the case on the deaths of Canadian sisters Audrey and Noemi Belanger and no more investigations are to be conducted.
Audrey, 20, and Noemi, 25, from Quebec, were found dead in their hotel room on Koh Phi Phi on June 15. Both had suffered a violent physical reaction to suspected poisoning.
Autopsies conducted by forensic police identified that both women had ingested an undisclosed amount of the insecticide Deet, possibly from a “party cocktail” known locally as “Four Times 100”.
The regular form the “cocktail”, however, does not contain Deet or any insecticide.
“We have been asked by the Canadian Embassy and the [Belanger] family to not reveal anything about the case. We are standing by that. The cause of death in the police report to the embassy is “unknown”, Lt-Colonel Jongrak Pimthong of Krabi City Police told the Phuket Gazette yesterday.
All investigations into the case will cease, including any attempt to question the man last seen with the sisters before they were found dead.
However, Krabi police will continue to check the drinks being served at night entertainment venues.
“If we find anything suspicious, we will report it to Krabi Public Health Office,” Jongrak said.
